Today's Democratic Party has no recognized leaders, no coherent program to address today's multiplying problems, never had actual members, depends on the kindness of well-to-do donors, has, despite significant gains in a handful of elections in 2025, lost working-class voters of all races, and is stuck in the status quo. Many of its own advisers, officials, candidates, and office holders describe it as chaotic, leaderless, its brand “toxic,” and its broader message muddled. Voters, even (…)

Resistance to President Donald Trump is growing, taking the form of massive, peaceful protest marches, small local rebellions against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Democratic Party election victories, and a gradually changing public opinion. One could even talk about a growing class consciousness. The growth of the resistance comes in reaction to Trump's attacks on public services, on higher education, on freedom of speech, on public employees and their unions, and the cruelty (…)

La flambée des prix de l'électricité en Syrie aggrave les difficultés quotidiennes et révèle à quel point la politique économique du gouvernement ne répond pas aux besoins de la population, écrit Joseph Daher.
Une femme brandit une pancarte lors d'une manifestation contre la flambée des prix de l'électricité, devant le ministère de l'Énergie à Damas, le 29 janvier 2026. [GETTY]
Suite à l'annonce faite en octobre dernier par le gouvernement syrien d'une augmentation des prix de (…)

The radical and democratic experiment of Rojava has been confronted for several weeks with a new military offensive led by the Syrian Transitional Government (STG), supported by Turkey, and is now threatened in its very existence.
Rojava, sometimes also called the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), emerged from the 2011 uprising against the brutal and repressive regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the withdrawal and concentration of his troops in western (…)

Le gouvernement israélien a pratiquement paralysé l'agence chargée des réfugié.e.s palestinien.ne.s, et les sanctions ont entraîné d'importantes coupes budgétaires. Mais l'UNRWA reste l'organisation humanitaire la plus importante en activité à Gaza. Dans une interview accordée à Haaretz, ses dirigeants donnent leur version des faits.
Une école de l'UNRWA cadenassée à Jérusalem-Est, en février dernier. Les dispositions législatives israéliennes dirigées contre l'UNRWA sont entrées en (…)